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Ghana assistant coach Kwesi Appiah says the Black Stars did not deserve to have lost the semi-final game against Zambia on Wednesday. The Black Stars totally dominated the game but went on to lose 1-0 to the Chipolopolo in the last four fixture of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. The result dashed the hopes of the Black Stars as their chase for a fifth title must wait until next year. Appiah says the Black Stars gave everything to secure victory but were undone by a goal from Emmanuel Mayuka in the second half. �We dominated most of the game but is unfortunate that out of one of their two chances, they had a goal against us,� Appiah said. �I don�t personally think anything went wrong. It is just one of those things in the game.� Ghana will have to pick the pieces ahead of their third-place fixture with Mali on Saturday in Malabo. The Black Stars beat Mali 2-0 in the group stages of the competition. However, the assistant coach says there�s lots to be done to lift the players for their final game. �At the moment, everyone is down. I don�t think we deserved to go out of this competition but that�s the nature of the game,� he said. �We would do a lot of talking and psyching up to bring their morals up. It�s not easy but we will do our best.�